#554242#554242

#554242 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.026 H 18.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554242
RGB	rgb(85, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 13%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(0, 22%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22.4%, 22.4%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.96, 8.20, 3.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.96, 8.77, 20.91°)
OKLab	oklab(39.94% 0.0251 0.0083)
OKLCH	oklch(39.94% 0.026 18.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.6779, 6.2213, 6.0023)
Luminance	0.0622 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554242 #425555

analogous

#55424C #554242 #554C42

triadic

#554242 #425542 #424255

tetradic

#554242 #4C5542 #425555 #4C4255

square

#554242 #4C5542 #425555 #4C4255

split-complementary

#554242 #42554C #424C55

monochromatic

#110D0D #332727 #554242 #775D5D #987A7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.36

#554242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#554242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554242

9.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554242	1.00	9.36	2.24	9.36
#FFFFFF	9.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454442

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4842

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#594042

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.026 18.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857676',
    500: '#554242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554242;
$custom-light: #857676;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 12.583,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39936,
    "c": 0.02641,
    "h": 18.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554242

secondary

#6F8484

accent

#B5B572

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEDED

border

#CAC8C8

text

#0B0808

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #554242

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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